Wolves 1 win from AHL finals

Wolves 4, Moose 2

May 24, 2005

WINNIPEG — The Wolves snapped a 2-2 tie early in the third period and went on to defeat the Manitoba Moose 4-2 Monday night at the MTS Centre, taking a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven AHL Western Conference final.

Center Stephen Weiss' goal a minute and a half into the third period put the Wolves ahead to stay at 3-2. Center Ben Simon added an empty-net goal.

The Wolves are a victory away from reaching the league finals for the fifth time in eight seasons.

"We got an early lead, but they came back hard and never gave up," said Wolves goaltender Kari Lehtonen, who stopped 38 shots. "They had a lot of good chances, but I was lucky."

Tommi Santala gave the Wolves a 1-0 lead just 33 seconds into the game. Three minutes later, Derek MacKenzie made it 2-0.